Gulshan Thana
Gulshan (Bengali: গুলশান) is a thana situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an affluent residential and business neighbourhood and is now home to a number of the city's restaurants, five star hotels, shopping centers, schools, banks, offices and members' clubs; it also hosts the majority of embassies and high commissions in Bangladesh. Many Bangladeshi and international companies have their offices in Gulshan.
Gulshan Thana
গুলশান থানা | |
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Thana | |
Clockwise from top: Gulshan 2 skyline seen from Baridhara Lake; Embassy of Indonesia; Gulshan Lake Park; Gulshan 1 Circle; Gulshan Avenue | |
Expandable map of vicinity of Gulshan Thana | |
Gulshan Thana Location of Gulshan Thana within Dhaka Gulshan Thana Location of Gulshan Thana within Dhaka Division Gulshan Thana Location of Gulshan Thana within Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23.7917°N 90.4167°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Dhaka District |
| Police Station | H-32, 115 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan-2 |
| Gulshan Founded | 1961 |
| Thana Formed | 1972 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 253,050 |
| • Density | 28,593/km2 (74,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Area code | 1212 |
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